Ruth 4:22

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.

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Referenced Verses

1 Sam 16:1 : 1 And Jehovah said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from being king over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go: I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite; for I have provided me a king among his sons.
1 Chr 2:15 : 15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh;
Isa 11:1 : 1 And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall bear fruit.
Matt 1:6 : 6 and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon of her [that had been the wife] of Uriah;
Luke 3:31 : 31 the [son] of Melea, the [son] of Menna, the [son] of Mattatha, the [son] of Nathan, the [son] of David,

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

1 Chr 2:11-14
4 verses
89%
11and Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,
12and Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse;
13and Jesse begat his first-born Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,
14Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
Ruth 4:17-21
5 verses
85%
17And the women her neighbors gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
18Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez begat Hezron,
19and Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,
20and Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,
21and Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,
Matt 1:4-17
14 verses
84%
4and Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon; and Nahshon begat Salmon;
5and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab; and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
6and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon of her [that had been the wife] of Uriah;
7and Solomon begat Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begat Abijah; and Abijah begat Asa;
8and Asa begat Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Uzziah;
9and Uzziah begat Jotham; and Jotham begat Ahaz; and Ahaz begat Hezekiah;
10and Hezekiah begat Manasseh; and Manasseh begat Amon; and Amon begat Josiah;
11and Josiah begat Jechoniah and his brethren, at the time of the carrying away to Babylon.
12And after the carrying away to Babylon, Jechoniah begat Shealtiel; and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel;
13and Zerubbabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;
14and Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;
15Woe Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;
16Woe Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
17Ye all the generations from Abraham unto David are fourteen generations; and from David unto the carrying away to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon unto the Christ fourteen generations.
Luke 3:30-33
4 verses
80%
30the [son] of Symeon, the [son] of Judas, the [son] of Joseph, the [son] of Jonam, the [son] of Eliakim,
31the [son] of Melea, the [son] of Menna, the [son] of Mattatha, the [son] of Nathan, the [son] of David,
32the [son] of Jesse, the [son] of Obed, the [son] of Boaz, the [son] of Salmon, the [son] of Nahshon,
33the [son] of Amminadab, the [son] of Arni, the [son] of Hezron, the [son] of Perez, the [son] of Judah,
1 Chr 2:36-38
3 verses
80%
36And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,
37and Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,
38and Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,
Matt 1:1-2
2 verses
77%
1The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
2Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren;
1 Sam 17:12
75%
12Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man was an old man in the days of Saul, stricken [in years] among men.
1 Chr 9:39
74%
39And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
1 Chr 26:4
74%
4And Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the first-born, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethanel the fifth,
1 Chr 8:33
74%
33And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
1 Chr 6:9
72%
9and Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,
1 Chr 14:3
71%
3And David took more wives at Jerusalem; and David begat more sons and daughters.
1 Chr 3:10
71%
10And Solomon's son was Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
1 Chr 4:22
71%
22and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. And the records are ancient.
1 Chr 1:34
71%
34And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau, and Israel.
Luke 3:26
71%
26the [son] of Maath, the [son] of Mattathias, the [son] of Semein, the [son] of Josech, the [son] of Joda,
Neh 12:10-11
2 verses
71%
10And Jeshua begat Joiakim, and Joiakim begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,
11and Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.
1 Chr 4:14
70%
14And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab the father of {H1516} Ge-harashim; for they were craftsmen.
1 Chr 3:2
70%
2the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith;
Isa 11:1
70%
1And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall bear fruit.
Gen 4:18
70%
18And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael; and Mehujael begat Methushael; and Methushael begat Lamech.
1 Sam 17:58
70%
58And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite.
Gen 25:19
70%
19And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham begat Isaac: